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LOS ANGELES — A May 4 ceremony to rename a South Los Angeles street in honor of former President Barack Obama will coincide with a daylong music and street festival featuring musical guests Doug E. Fresh, Yo-Yo, BJ the Chicago Kid, Battlecat and Kurrupt, city officials have announced. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Read More…

LOS ANGELES — Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, best known for helming the gritty South Los Angeles drama “Boyz n the Hood,” died April 29 after being removed from life support at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Singleton’s family announced earlier that they had made the “agonizing decision” to remove him from life support. By early afternoon, Singleton Read More…